Business
Namita
Lifestyle
Environment
Entertainment
Products
Health & Wellbeing
Featured Products
Agriculture
Green food is not a Trend Anymore but a Growing Industry
UAE consumers are bucking a western trend by eating more organically grown food. There was a 15 per cent increase in organic greenhouse farming last year. The Ministry of Environment and Water says more than 5,000 tonnes of organic produce was generated, and that figure is rising. In the UK, by contrast, only 51,000 hectares [...]
Read More
Shock as GM are declared ‘halal’
In December 2010, an international workshop for Islamic scholars was held in Penang, Malaysia on the theme “Agribiotechnology: Shariah Compliance.” The little publicized event was not attended by any of the NGO’s in Malaysia with a background in biotech issues. A web report claimed that the workshop was “attended by high-ranking ulama from Saudi Arabia [...]
Read More
Milk: Camels are the Future
Deep in the Dubai desert, some 25km from the centre of the city, veterinarians are working on a first-time project that could have historic implications for future camel breeds. In the 150 hectare desert farm, 14 calves stand out among the 2,500 camels living there because they are the product of a new procedure through [...]
Read More
Kuwait forced to consider two-year ban against Over-fishing
Overfishing is destroying Kuwait’s fish stocks and driving up the prices of local seafood, Kuwaiti fishermen said this week. The decline in fish stocks has become so severe that the government is considering a two-year ban on all fishing in Kuwaiti waters. The public authority for agriculture and fish resources (PAAFR), large private companies and [...]
Read More
Farm-fresh veggies, anyone?
Daring the sweltering heat and harsh climate, farmers in Abu Dhabi are working hard under the Abu Dhabi Farmers Service Centre to contribute to the local vegetable market. In a move to avert dependency on imported vegetables and fruits, the ADFSC has been supplying different vegetables in tonnes to the local markets everyday. The locally [...]
Read More
